The Influence of SEC & DEC Innovations on Correctional Projects
When Correctional News assessed the security electronics and detention equipment landscape in 2025, innovation drove the conversation.
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Inspired by NSA Presentation, Indiana Sheriff Institutes Mural Initiative in County Jail
Nowadays, most correctional facility owners, operators and designers understand, on some level, how the built environment can affect outcomes.
SEC and DEC Best Practices to Improve Staff and Inmate Environment Conditions
To provide the right solutions when it comes to security electronics, technology design and detention equipment selection, it is important to examine the built environment, staffing ratio and long-term staff numbers.
The Design Flaw in Corrections and Jail Assignments
Many newly hired sheriff’s department staff members begin their tenures with assignments in county jails. | Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Pinellas County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office By David McRoberts In…
The Greater Risk: Failing to Modernize Jail Health Operations
If you lead a jail today, you already understand the pressure.
San Diego County Invites Community to Share Views on Vista Jail Rebuild
As the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office prepares to rebuild its Vista Detention Facility — the oldest of the county’s seven jails — the project scope covers far more than just building and infrastructure modifications, including intentionally conceived transformations of programs and spaces that the county hopes will contribute to a systemwide culture change.
The Corporate Shield: How Correctional Business Owners Protect the Enterprise While Building Optionality
In the previous article in this series, The Detention Owner’s Fork in the Road, we explored the primary exit paths available to owners in the correctional construction and detention equipment industry.
Evolving Spaces Symposium, Pt. II: Rethinking Facilities in Ohio and Virginia
Last week, Correctional News recapped the first two sessions of the Evolving Spaces: Creating Spaces that Work Symposium, presented Feb. 8 during the American Correctional Association’s 2026 Winter Conference in Long Beach, Calif.
ACA’s Evolving Spaces Forum Explores Transformations in Correctional Facilities
On Feb. 8, during the final day of the American Correctional Association’s 2026 Winter Conference in Long Beach, Calif., attendees gathered for the annual Evolving Spaces: Creating Spaces that Work Symposium.
A Deep-Rooted Connection to Corrections
Merci Wood was named the Deputy Division Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Rehabilitation and Reentry Division in October of 2025.